DCHP-1 Online

German sock

• one of a pair of long over-stockings having drawstrings at the top, used for protection against cold.

  See also: duffle sock  duffle stocking  

  • 1910  I wore heavy sweaters, mackinaw trousers, thick German socks and moccasins.
  • 1956  The thick, almost felt-like German socks that came up to the knees and fastened with a tasselled cord--an almost indispensable garment for the bush--sold for forty cents, while larger items such as a Mackinaw jacket or windbreaker cost as little as four dollars.